day in the life of Tanya...yikes

So I'm adjusting to my much quieter, slower paced life here in Idaho. I haven't started my new job yet, so I spend my time staring at Riley as she stares at me. We have numerous staring competitions a day. She usually wins :( Right now she is currently circling my chair trying to catch a fly. That fly has no chance of survival.

As I mentioned in my last blog, I started a diet this week. I am happy to report I am now 10lbs less of the woman I was last week thanks to Mishayla. Week two begins today.

So the fly just met its unfortunate death. I knew there was no hope for that poor fly. May he rest in peace.

This week I have been able to add a whole chapter to the book I am working on! I am so excited about it and so happy that God has given me the time and inspiration to work on it. Hoping to get some more written this week.

I've been working on a couple projects as well. Pulled out the sewing machine today. I had a some ideas for a few aprons I wanted to make and now Shay wants me to make them into dresses for her. Silly girl, always wanting to add to her wardrobe, even if its an apron-dress??

I have had so much fun here so far. Shayla and I have laughed so hard this week while we did VBS for a class of 2 yr olds. The songs that were stuck in our heads each night!!! Oh they should never be repeated!

My new church is called The Pursuit. We go to the 5:00 service on Sundays. It is going to take some time getting used to not getting up early on Sunday mornings, but I think I'll survive. Last night at church, they had baptisms. They showed a video of all those that were being baptized, and there was this thirteen year old boy. He said something that just resonated with me. He said "I was born for God; I will die for God; but now I must live for God." I think sometimes we focus on the first two. It is important to be born again as some would refer to the salvation experience. We'll say the salvation "prayer" and think we're home free. We want to be "good" so that when we die people say good things about us. But we forget all those days in between. What do we live for? Is it for ourselves? Usually that's the case with me. I forget all about the One who changed my life, the One who gave me new life. I only think about myself...how people view me...what makes me happy...what I want. I need to get back to the moment when I realized what that little boy realized yesterday. We must live for God. Every moment, every breath He gave me. It's only fair to give back to Him what He already owns, what He deserves.